Cultivator-fender.



W. P. CHEATHAM.

CULTIVATOR FENDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 21, 1911.

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WILLIAM PRESTON CHEATHAM, OF MACKVILLE, KENTUCKY.

CULTIVATOR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 21, 1911.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

Serial No. 615,868.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PRESTON CHEA'ri-IAM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing` at Mackville, in the county of Vashington and State ofKentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements inCultivator-Fenders, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to fenders for plows, cultivators and the like,and it has for its object to provide a simple attachment which may bereadily applied to the standard of an ordinary plow or cultivator andwhich will serve to protect the plants in the row that is being operatedupon.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of simpleand improved construction which may be readily reversed so as to befitted to the right or left hand side of the plow or cultivator.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fenderattachment which will serve to lift or elevate the leaves of the plantsthat are being operated upon and keep the same in an elevated positionwhile dirt is being thrown toward the plants, thereby avoiding injury tothe leaves.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fenderattachment including a fender blade which may be adjusted to pass abovethe ground or to engage the ground at the required depth.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and `novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the improvedfender attachment applied to acultivator and showing the same inoperation adjacent to a row of plants. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of acult-ivator equipped with the fender attachment. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the fender attachment with dotted lines indicating how thefender blade may be reversed.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The frame of the improved fender attachment comprises a yoke A which maybe formed by bending from a strip of suitable metal such as steel, saidyoke comprising the bridge portion 1, an inner arm 2 and an outer arm 3,said arm being so designated because the arm 3 in practice is spacedoutwardly from the implement in connection with which the attachment isused. The inner arm 2 is provided at its forward'end with a rearwardlyextending hook portion 4. A bolt 5 extends through the arms 2, 3adjacent to the front ends of the latter and also through the hookmember 4. The head 6 of the bolt is countersunk in the outer face of theouter arm with which the bolt is firmly connected by means of a nut 7which is screwedA up tightly against the inner face of said outer arm. 1

The bolt is also equipped with nuts 8 and 9, the former of which engagesthe outer face of the hook member 4, while the nut 9 engages the innerface of the inner arm 2. It will be seen that by tightening said nutsthe hook member 4 and the arm 2 may be made to clamp between them thestandard 10 of a plow or cultivator, which has been conventionally shownat B.

The fender blade C, which may be of any suitable shape and dimensions,is provided with an aperture 11 and an arcuate slot 12 concentric withsaid aperture for the passage of bolts 13, 14 which are equipped withnuts 15, 16 engaging the inner face of the blade. The bolts 13, 14extend through the outer arm 3 of the fra-me, each bolt being adjustablyconnected with said arm by means of nuts 17, 18 engaging, respectively,the outer and inner faces of said arm.

It will be seen that by loosening the nuts 15, 16 the blade C may beadjusted about the axis of the bolt 13 within the limits of the arcuateslide 12 and that by retightening said nuts the blade may be secured inadjusted posit-ion. This adjustment enables the pointed forward end ofthe blade C to be tilted downward so as to dig into the ground, ifdesired, while on the other hand the said blade may be adjusted to andretained in an approximately horizontal position or with its forwardpoint tilted slightly upward, if desired.

When the improved attachment is applied to the shank of an ordinaryoultivator, as

shown in the drawings, the arm 3 will be spaced outward from such shankand in the direction of the row of plants that is being operated upon.Assuming the fender blade to be supported in an approximately hori-Zontal or slightly downturned position, said tender blade will as theimplement is drawn along engage the undersides of the lowermost leavesof the plants, and such leaves will ride upwardly over the inclinedupper edge of the blade, being thus gradually lifted to a position wherethey will be protected from the dirt which is thrown toward the plantsby the action of the cultivator blades D. The leaves of the plants willnot only ride over the fender blade, but will be guided rearwardly overthe outer arm 3 of the fender frame, being thus kept in anoutoii-the-way position for a sutlioient length oit time. When desired,the fender blade may be adjusted with its point digging into the groundas far as may be desired within the limits of the adjustment.

The improved attachment may be applied to one or both sides of acultivator, as-

suming the latter to be provided with a plurality of blade-carryingshanks, and the device may be used as a right or left side attachment bysimply reversing the blades C, as will be readily understood byreference to Fig. 3 of the drawing, where said reverse position isindicated in dotted lines. It will be readily seen that by properlyadjusting the nuts 17, 18 upon the bolts 13, 14, the heads of saidbolts, together with the tender blade, may be variously spaced :trom theouter arms 3 of the fender frame. It is also obvious that by looseningthe nuts 8 and 9, the fender frame may be readily raised or lowered toany desired adjustment upon the blade carrying shank 10 of thecultivator.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Washington, 2D. C.

This improved fender attachment, while useful for a variety of purposes,will be found particularly useful in cultivating tobacco plants where itis essential to protect the leaves from injury, the lowermost leaves ofthe plants being guided over the fender attachment without danger ofinjury. The successful growing of the plants will thereby be materiallypromoted. The improved attachment, as will be seen, is extremely simplein construction and may be manufactured and marketed at a very moderateprice.

Having thus described the invent-ion, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a fender attachment, a yoke constituting a frame and having innerand outer arms, clamping means associated with the inner arm, boltsextending through the outer arm, nuts upon said bolts engaging the innerand outer faces of said outer arm, a fender blade pivoted upon one ofsaid bolts and adjustably connected with the other bolt,w

and means for securing the fender blade in adjusted position upon thebolts.

2. In' a fender attachment, a yoke constituting a frame and having innerand outer arms, clamping means associated with the inner arm, fendercarrying members extending through the outer arm and adjustablyconnected therewith, a reversible fender blade pivoted upon one of saidmembers and adjustably engaging the other member, and means for securingthe fender blade in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM PRESTON CHEATHAM. l/Vitnesses:

J. M. PRENT, JOHN COLVIN.

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